By population, Megadand ranks #76 of 128 villages in Merta mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Megadand is a village of 624 people in 116 households (Census 2011) in Merta tehsil, Nagaur district, Rajasthan, the 76th-largest of 128 villages in Merta tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 994 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Nagaur district centre, 41 km from Boroonda, the nearest town, 7 km from Ren railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 341510, served by Merta post office; the LGD village code is 83197. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ram Hospital, 10 km away. The village votes in Merta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Laxman Ram. The population is estimated at 736 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Megadand · this village | 624 | 57% | — |
| Pharaspura · Merta | 649 | 58% | 3.3 km SE |
| Karakwal · Merta | 981 | 54% | 3.7 km S |
| Lanchh Ki Dhani · Merta | 443 | 54% | 3.9 km W |
| Dotolai · Merta | 1,279 | 51% | 5.6 km NE |
| Jaoli · Merta | 1,391 | 54% | 7 km NW |
| Dabriyani Khurd · Merta | 480 | 55% | 7 km NW |
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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